Lot 625
  • 625

An ormolu clock: 'Alexander Pushkin at his desk', late 19th century

Estimate
9,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • bronze, gilding, enamel, metal
  • 41 by 37.5 by 16cm, 16 1/8 by 14 3/4 by 6 3/8 in.
depicting Pushkin in a pensive pose, seated sideways at his desk and holding a quill, the stepped plinth base cast with foliate garlands and scrolls

Condition

A rare piece in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

A similar clock with a different plinth is illustrated in the catalogue of the collection of the State Pushkin Museum of Decorative and Applied Art, 2004, pl. 129.